BBC在线收听下载:澳大利亚科学家识别出避免伤寒的基因

1.backpack n. 双肩背包，背包；远足用的背包 vt. 挑运；把…放入背包 vi. 背负简便行李旅行；挑运

She found a seat, stowed her backpack and sat down.
她找到一个座位，把背包放好，坐了下来。

2.detonate vt. 使爆炸 vi. 引爆，爆炸

France is expected to detonate its first nuclear device in the next few days.
预计法国将在未来几天内引爆它的第一个核装置。

3.hitch-hike vi. 免费搭便车

They had an eighty-mile journey and decided to hitch-hike.
他们要走80英里的路程，最后决定搭便车。

4.outrage n. 愤怒，愤慨；暴行；侮辱 vt. 凌辱，强奸；对…施暴行；激起愤怒

The decision provoked outrage from women and human rights groups.
该决定激起了妇女和各人权组织的震怒。

5.ravage vt. 毁坏；破坏；掠夺 n. 蹂躏，破坏 vi. 毁坏；掠夺

My native village was ravaged seriously in the war.
我的故乡在战争中受到严重的蹂躏。

6.seismologist n. 地震学家

Peter Ward is a seismologist with the US Geological Survey.
彼得·沃德是美国地质调查局的一名地震学家。